'audiogram' originates from modern combining forms drawn from Latin and Greek, specifically the Latin verb 'audire' (root 'aud-') where 'aud-' meant 'to hear', and the Greek noun 'gramma' where 'gramma' meant 'something written or recorded'.

'audiogram' was formed in modern medical English (early 20th century) by combining 'audio-' (from Latin 'audire') and '-gram' (from Greek 'gramma'); it has been used in this compound form ('audiogram') in contemporary English.

Initially it meant 'a written record or graph relating to hearing'; over time it has retained this specialized meaning and is now used specifically for the graphical record of a hearing test.